the gift that keeps on giving

Overall, being a divorcee sucks. But the sympathy factor and my whoring of my situation have been phenomenally beneficial. I've gotten three, count 'em, three extensions for important class projects. I have missed a LOT of classes and some work because of my "situation." And somehow people get to feeling bad about what I'm going through and invitations for get-togethers flow like liquor at a Catholic wedding. I'm not sure how long I can use my get-out-of-school/work/jail divorce card, but it'll be good while it lasts. Also, divorce somehow magically improves your health. I've lost ten pounds without trying and my cholesterol has improved dramatically, it has dropped like 50 points in the last year which is pretty amazing, a woman I work with has tried every trick in the book to lower her cholesterol (eating cinnamon, almonds, fiber, etc) and hers has only dropped by ten. I guess that is the silver lining in my otherwise cloudy sky.